Improvement in square cans



'.T. H. SCOTT.

SQUARE CANS.

No.181,014. Patented Aug.15,1a7e.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. SCOTT, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SQUARE CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. lS 1,014, dated August15, 1876; application filed May 1, 1876. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. SCOTT, a residentof the city of' New Orleans, and State of Louisiana, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Square Oans,.al1d I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and correct description ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part ofthis specification.

In order to fully comprehend the nature of my invention, it is deemednecessary herein to mention the fact th at almost invariably, inattempting to discharge the contents of a square can, that the corner towhich the discharge- 'pipe is attached is held nearest the vessel intowhich the liquid is desired to be poured, for which reason it has beenabsolutely necessary that the corner diagonally opposite thedischarge-pipe should be provided with a vent; otherwise it would beimpossible to discharge the liquid in a steady stream. It is to obviatethe necessity that has heretofore existed of supplying these vents, aswell as to ai'ord a convenient, cheap, clean, and easy means for holdingthe can while pouring liquid therefrom, that my improvement has beendevised.

The invention will now be readily understood by referring to theaccompanying drawy ing, whereon- Figure 1 represents a perspective viewof a square can in an upright position, and Fig. 2 shows the position inwhich my improvement enables it to be held while being emptied.

A is an ordinary square can, the top of which is provided, forconvenience in transportation, with a handle, B. In one corner of thetop is soldered or otherwise secured a pipe or nozzle, O, through whichthe can is lled or emptied, as required. D is the tiltinghandle, andmust be secured on that half of the can which is defined by a verticalsection of`the can drawn through the opposite corners of the same, asindicated by dotted lines d d, Fig. 1, and in which the nozzle O issituated. For convenience in shipping as well as holding, I prefer toattach it to the side of the can and near its lower surface, as shown ineach of the iigures of the drawing; but it is obvious from the abovedescription that the handle D can, if desired, be secured to the bottomof the can, or near the lower end of one oi' its corners, as shown indotted lines at a b, either position accomplishing the same result whichis to enable the can to be so held that air may enter at the same time,and through the same opening through which the contents are beingdischarged.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The square can A, having a nozzle, O, and

. tilting-handle D, the, latter being attached to that half of the canwhich is determined by a vertical section, and in which the nozzle issituated, whereby the can may be held in such position that, while thecontents are being poured oft', air may enter through the nozzle ordischarge-opening, substantially as described.

This specification signed this 20th day of March, 1876.

J. H. SCOTT.

Witnesses:

J. G. HUEBELL, T. J. RoAcH.

